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<blockquote data-quote="drew gandy" data-source="post: 92316" data-attributes="member: 880"><p>Re: Vocal Levels - Ruth Moody</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Do you mean the dip at 200 but boost at 100 thing? Or maybe no dip at 200 at all? </p><p></p><p>I think this is definitely a music style and mix fad kind of issue. And on top of that, it often only takes a few db to a) lose the vocal or b) make it seem disconnected from the rest of the mix. </p><p></p><p>As far as mixing as an art form... I think it would be great if we had more opportunities to stop by while an "artist" is painting and make bold suggestions. It's only art. Art has come before us and art will come after us. Most of it has already been done before. I guess I don't completely subscribe to the idea that human expression is sacred. And most of the time we as live sound dudes are either a) trying to make something palatable out of the mass of noise coming from the stage or b) trying to make at least some of the nuance in the performance heard in a room (and sound system) that will not cooperate. Is there art involved? Yeah a little but a lot of the time it's like trying to paint on a 4" canvas with a 3.5" brush. There are only so many options. Now, in the studio, that's where it's at if you want to get "creative". All those dbs of dynamic range waiting for your personal colors and flourishes. Your mileage may vary and there are obviously venues and events where the sound dude has a lot of room to work. Often those are the gigs that make the lousy ones worth enduring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drew gandy, post: 92316, member: 880"] Re: Vocal Levels - Ruth Moody Do you mean the dip at 200 but boost at 100 thing? Or maybe no dip at 200 at all? I think this is definitely a music style and mix fad kind of issue. And on top of that, it often only takes a few db to a) lose the vocal or b) make it seem disconnected from the rest of the mix. As far as mixing as an art form... I think it would be great if we had more opportunities to stop by while an "artist" is painting and make bold suggestions. It's only art. Art has come before us and art will come after us. Most of it has already been done before. I guess I don't completely subscribe to the idea that human expression is sacred. And most of the time we as live sound dudes are either a) trying to make something palatable out of the mass of noise coming from the stage or b) trying to make at least some of the nuance in the performance heard in a room (and sound system) that will not cooperate. Is there art involved? Yeah a little but a lot of the time it's like trying to paint on a 4" canvas with a 3.5" brush. There are only so many options. Now, in the studio, that's where it's at if you want to get "creative". All those dbs of dynamic range waiting for your personal colors and flourishes. Your mileage may vary and there are obviously venues and events where the sound dude has a lot of room to work. Often those are the gigs that make the lousy ones worth enduring. [/QUOTE]
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